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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
... I can think of several places out of Tacoma Narrows I could get to without map or compass -- given good visibility. Hoquiam, Kelso, Port Angeles, even Friday Harbor (though I might not be able to find my way back). Chris, I think you underestimate yourself. We have all those wonderful crinkly shorelines: Nisqually Reach coming from the south, and Whidbey shoreline from the north and northwest, are pretty good for orienting yourself back home. Personally, I might find it harder on the outbound to Kelso and FHR. -- David Brooks |
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Since when has it been a nation? Doesn't it have much the
same obscure protectorate status as the Channel Islands? Is it part of the EU? John "Dylan Smith" wrote in message ... In article EMNec.26772$xn4.47816@attbi_s51, Ben Jackson wrote: What route do you fly most often or feel most comfortable with? How far could you wander from your home base without needing a map or even a compass to find all the cities and airports? My entire nation. It's only 30nm long by about 14nm wide, so it's hardly difficult :-) -- Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee" |
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All of California west of the Sierra Nevada/Banning Pass
and north of (and including) the LA basin, and the southwest corner of Oregon, roughly speaking. Couldn't name EVERY airport or one-horse town, but can certainly find my way around. John "Ben Jackson" wrote in message news:EMNec.26772$xn4.47816@attbi_s51... What route do you fly most often or feel most comfortable with? How far could you wander from your home base without needing a map or even a compass to find all the cities and airports? -- Ben Jackson http://www.ben.com/ |
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"John Galban" wrote in message
om... (Ben Jackson) wrote in message news:EMNec.26772$xn4.47816@attbi_s51... What route do you fly most often or feel most comfortable with? How far could you wander from your home base without needing a map or even a compass to find all the cities and airports? I've been regularly flying between Phoenix and Las Cruces, NM for the past 15 yrs. I can't remember the last time I pulled out a chart on that trip. It's about 240 nm. It's a lot like driving down to the corner grocery store. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) John, What (traditionally) are your checkpoints for this route? Just curious, Jay Beckman Student Pilot - KCHD 12.8 Hrs ... Nowhere to go but up! |
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"David Brooks" wrote in message ... "C J Campbell" wrote in message ... I can think of several places out of Tacoma Narrows I could get to without map or compass -- given good visibility. Hoquiam, Kelso, Port Angeles, even Friday Harbor (though I might not be able to find my way back). Chris, I think you underestimate yourself. We have all those wonderful crinkly shorelines: Nisqually Reach coming from the south, and Whidbey shoreline from the north and northwest, are pretty good for orienting yourself back home. Personally, I might find it harder on the outbound to Kelso and FHR. Yeah, well, I have been lost twice crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca, both times due to overconfidence bred of familiarity with the area. It is too darned easy to start following the wrong coastline. |
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On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 17:36:10 -0000, Dylan Smith
wrote: It's only 30nm long by about 14nm wide, so it's hardly difficult :-) Do you make the circuit to port or starboard all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com The Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com Viva Bush! blog www.vivabush.org |
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"Ben Jackson" wrote in message What route do you fly most often or feel
most comfortable with? How far could you wander from your home base without needing a map or even a compass to find all the cities and airports? A real pilot in these parts navigates by the color of the water. :-) In my student pilot days, I was riding shotgun in a Twin Beech to the islands. Just after the gear came up, the captain pulled out an alarm clock, wound it up, and set it to go off in 3 hours. Then he said to me to keep my heading and altitude and to wake him up when the clock goes off. Sure enough, when it went off, there was the island right under the nose. I used to run a C-402 about 600 miles down island and back every day. Both ways, I would set the autopilot heading bug just after crossing the shore. I wouldn't touch it until nearing the destination. Most days, I would be within 10 miles of centerline. D. |
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"Jay Beckman" wrote in message news:9K%ec.2029$432.87@fed1read01...
"John Galban" wrote in message om... I've been regularly flying between Phoenix and Las Cruces, NM for the past 15 yrs. I can't remember the last time I pulled out a chart on that trip. It's about 240 nm. It's a lot like driving down to the corner grocery store. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) John, What (traditionally) are your checkpoints for this route? I just go SE to Coolidge to bypass the restricted area east of Gateway, then it's 090 degrees direct. I pass just north of the peak on Mt. Graham (10,000+ ft.), Safford (KSAD), Silver City (KSVC) then Las Cruces (LRU). John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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"John Galban" wrote in message
om... "Jay Beckman" wrote in message news:9K%ec.2029$432.87@fed1read01... "John Galban" wrote in message om... I've been regularly flying between Phoenix and Las Cruces, NM for the past 15 yrs. I can't remember the last time I pulled out a chart on that trip. It's about 240 nm. It's a lot like driving down to the corner grocery store. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) John, What (traditionally) are your checkpoints for this route? I just go SE to Coolidge to bypass the restricted area east of Gateway, then it's 090 degrees direct. I pass just north of the peak on Mt. Graham (10,000+ ft.), Safford (KSAD), Silver City (KSVC) then Las Cruces (LRU). John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) Thanks John, It sounds like a very scenic trip. Jay |
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